Father-of-three wins biggest payout in Betfred's history as he scoops ... trends now

A punter has won the biggest payout in bookmaker Betfred's history to a become multi-millionaire overnight.

Father-of-three Michael Clark first thought it was a mistake when he found out he had scooped £5.4 million on a £1.40 spin on the bookmaker's King Kong Cashpots game.

The care worker, 32, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, described the amount as life-changing and revealed how he plans to spend his newly-found fortune.

He said: 'I would have never dreamed of hitting the jackpot but that’s what’s happened.

'At first I thought I won £5,000 and I was happy with that but to hit the jackpot was just mind blowing.

'I rang my mum and dad and I was crying my eyes out. I couldn’t help it because it was a big win and it was overwhelming.'

He added: 'We thought it must have been a mistake at first, and then we started hugging each other when we realised it was real.

'I just couldn’t stop crying, and there was no way I was going to go to sleep that night having won such an enormous amount of money.'

Mr Clark said he planned to spend some of his winnings on his wedding to fiancée Sherelle Pooley, 27, having upgraded her engagement ring to a more sparkly model.

As an ardent Newcastle United fan, the couple are also exploring a no-expense-spared wedding at St. James' Park and hope to honeymoon in Jamaica.

They also plan to buy their dream six-bedroom 'forever home' in the countryside.

He said: 'It would be a beautiful venue and I’ve looked at some of the wedding packages, so to do one of them would be amazing.'

'Now we can easily afford to get married and buy our forever home in the countryside. Six bedrooms will do very nicely indeed.'